HI,
How come light switches in bathrooms are not required to be protected by GFCI circuits? I have a gang of 3 swithes right next to a GFCI which is about 6″ away from the sink and I would imagine I could just as easily get a shock from the switch as from the outlet. I recall in England that a bathroom switch had to be on the outside of the room or be on a pull switch.
Mike
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Sorry for this repeat post. I thought my first one got lost in cyberspace.
The GFCI is to protect you from a shock due to a fault in the object plugged into the receptacle. i.e. dropping the toaster/radio into the sink.
All switches installed in new work are grounded, so a shock would be very rare.
Frank DuVal
You can never make something foolproof because fools are so ingenious.